Improve your mind by improving your balance
It’s well-established that aerobic exercise (running, jogging, cycling, swimming, brisk walking) and strength training (squats, lifting weights, pushing and pulling) are essential for good [...]
How to empower people living with dementia and their caregivers
AlzAuthors is a global community of authors writing about Alzheimer’s and other dementias from personal experience. They began in 2015, when co-founders Marianne Sciucco, Jean Lee, and [...]
Only one week until Northern Beaches Seniors Festival on 19th March!
Our brain constitutes less than 2% of our body weight, yet it uses 20% of all the calories we consume. What we eat matters. The brain is our most cholesterol-rich organ. It contains 25% of our [...]
Join me at Northern Beaches Seniors Festival on 19th March
I’m excited to be part of the Sydney Northern Beaches Seniors Festival — Dementia Wellness Workshop — at Queenscliff Surf Life Saving Club on Wednesday 19th March 2025 from 12pm to 3pm. This [...]
There is no single cause of Alzheimer’s dementia
I took this photo from the lookout over Whitehaven Beach on Whitsunday Island. It’s an ever-changing seascape that responds and adapts to the meteorological conditions it is exposed to. [...]
A new tool can forecast if you’ll get Alzheimer’s — and what you can do to thwart the prediction
Researchers from the University of Melbourne have developed a tool called the Florey Dementia Index (FDI) or Florey Dementia Risk Score (FDRS) that can predict whether a person will develop [...]
The Morning Show – Preventing Dementia
Dr Helena interviewed on Channel 7’s The Morning Show about preventing dementia
